Town Hall · Wiggins

Wiggins, MS town hall & government

Wiggins spent $7.8 million in the year to September 30, 2023, about $1,809 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Wiggins's government.

Town budget

Where Wiggins's money goes

Spent
$7.8 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2023
Per resident
$1,809
typical Mississippi cities: $1,975
Long-term debt
$5.9 million
$1,375 per resident
Police
$1.7 million22%
Sewer & trash
$1.6 million21%
Water & other utilities
$1.5 million20%
Roads & transportation
$993,00013%
Fire
$837,00011%
Administration & buildings
$468,0006%
Parks & libraries
$232,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$91,0001%
Interest on debt
$74,0001%
Other
$257,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 36%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Wiggins

Full-time staff
54
29 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$33,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
20
and 7 full-time firefighters
Police
24 full-time3 part
Fire
7 full-time20 part
Sewer & trash
16 full-time
Administration & buildings
5 full-time4 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Wiggins didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Stone County School District

Wiggins's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$10,733
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
2,530
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$19.9 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Mississippi districts overall: 33% local, 45% state, 23% federal

  • Local 29%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $10,733 per pupil, $6,292 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Wiggins pay

Typical tax bill
$1,236
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
1.10%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$112,700
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Wiggins's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofwiggins.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Wiggins →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wiggins

Wiggins is represented in Congress by Senators Roger F. Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith and Representative Mike Ezell. Tate Reeves is governor.

All of Wiggins's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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